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#It is forbidden to inform a thief of the whereabouts of your fellow Jew's property and if someone does so and the thief takes away his money the informer must pay for his fellow's loss. That is true when the informer volunteered the information. If he was forced by the thief he is exempt.<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 388:2</ref> If he was forced to show them his own property and he instead showed them his fellow's property he is liable to pay.<ref>Rama 388:2</ref> | #It is forbidden to inform a thief of the whereabouts of your fellow Jew's property and if someone does so and the thief takes away his money the informer must pay for his fellow's loss. That is true when the informer volunteered the information. If he was forced by the thief he is exempt.<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 388:2</ref> If he was forced to show them his own property and he instead showed them his fellow's property he is liable to pay.<ref>Rama 388:2</ref> | ||
===Damages=== | ===Damages=== | ||
# It is forbidden to report a fellow Jew to the authorities or government if he injured or damaged you or your property without first consulting a bet din. If the bet din agrees they can authorize a person to go to the authorities if they see fit.<ref>Teshuvot Vehanhagot 5:362:5</ref> | # It is forbidden to report a fellow Jew to the authorities or government if he injured or damaged you or your property without first consulting a bet din. If the bet din agrees they can authorize a person to go to the authorities if they see fit.<ref>Rama 388:5 writes that it isn't considered mesira if report another Jew in order to get back your money as long as your intent isn't to injure him. But some disagree and consider it mesira if he was warned. Shach 388:26 is strict. He says that even the lenient opinion isn't lenient if there is another option. Mishneh Halachot 14:191 writes that if you could have gone to bet din and instead went to a non-Jewish court you are in violation of mesira. Teshuvot Vehanhagot 5:362:5 concludes that if you have a claim against another Jew you need to first go to a bet din and not to the authorities.</ref> | ||
==Obligation to Report a Public Menace== | ==Obligation to Report a Public Menace== | ||
